What is the Latin word for humorsome?

The usual Latin words for “humorsome” are difficilis, mōrōsus, stomachōsus; also trīstis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“humorsome” in Latin

difficilisdifficult, hard, troublesome; obstinate, intractable, hard to please or manage mōrōsuscaptious, persnickety, fastidious, difficult (to please); peevish, wayward, capricious stomachōsuswrathful, angry; grumpy trīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose; sorrowful, mournful; disagreeable, harsh, bitter (of taste)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

humorsome

difficilis: natura difficili: morosus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) difficilis et morosus (for which Gell., 18, 17, in., says natura intractabilior et morosior). Sometimes stomachosus (passionate): tristis (gloomy, sour; showing ill-temper by his looks).

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What is the Latin word for humorsome?: The usual Latin words for “humorsome” are difficilis, mōrōsus, stomachōsus; also trīstis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.